History of the town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1630 to 1855, Part 52

Author: Brooks, Charles, 1795-1872; Whitmore, William Henry, 1836-1900. cn; Usher, James M
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Boston, Rand, Avery
Number of Pages: 738


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104-144


DANIEL TUFTS, jun., who d. June 12, 1826, m. Rhoda Wyman, May 25, 1786, who d. March 17, 1816; and had -


144-21I Cornelius,


b. Aug. 12, 1786.


212 Rhoda, Aug. 27, 1788.


213 Ruth, Dec. 11, 1790.


214 Tryphena " Feb. 6, 1793.


215 Pamela Wyman, " Mar. 23, 1796.


216 Lucy, 66 Aug. 28, 1799.


104-145 GILBERT TUFTS m. Mary Chickering, and had -


145-217 Abby, m. Fred. Williams.


218 Gilbert, " Charlotte Fitz.


219 Caroline, b. 1822; m. Dr. J. E. Bartlett ; and d. 1851.


220 Sarah Scholfield.


221 Arthur Webster, m. Anna Hooker.


104-147


NATHAN TUFTS m. Sarah Miller, and had -


147-222 Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1811 ; m. Andrew B. Kidder.


223 Mary Tapley,


" 1813 ; d. 1833.


224 Martha


66 1815.


225 Nathan, 1818; m. Mary Jane Fitz.


226 Marcellus, 1820 ; d. 1822.


227 Hannah Johnson, 1822; m. Dr. Chauncey Booth.


228 Daniel, 1825 ; d. 1825.


229 Francis,


1827 ; grad., H.C., 1849.


568


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


110-172 JOSEPH TUFTS m. Helen Whittemore, and had -


172-230 Joseph Binford, grad., H.C., 1849.


231 Helen Emily, m. Theodore Buckman.


232 William Whittemore, b. 1830.


233 Benjamin, 41 1833 ; d. young.


110-174


BERNARD TUFTS m. Lucinda Tufts (No. 203), and had


174-234 Joseph Bernard, lived in Billerica.


235 Edmund.


236 Alfred, b. c. 1837.


110-175 ASA TUFTS m. Mary Ann Tufts (No. 204), and had - Harriett, m. Mr. Holbrook.


175-237


238 Mary Ann.


239 Elizabeth.


240


Caroline.


241 Lucy.


242 Mercy.


243 Abby.


244 Henry Clay.


245 Alice.


The following branches I have not been able to locate authoritatively; but those marked with (B) rest upon the decisions of Dr. Boothe, whose large collection of genealogical matters relating to this family has been a very great aid to me.


246 JAMES TUFTS is said (B) to have been a son of Peter (No. 1); m. Mary Dill, Sept. 4, 1729. He is supposed to have been killed by the Indians, as an old family tradition reports. He had -


246-247 JAMES TUFTS, who m., Ist, Phebe Woods, of Groton, and had - a. Andrew, b. Oct. 11, 1748; d. Oct. 25, 1752. b. Nathaniel, " 1746; d. March 20, 1752. From him may have been descended -


248 JAMES TUFTS, jun., who m. Tabitha Binford, Apr. 19, 1757, who d. Oct. 25, 1766, aged 67. Children : -


248-249 Mary, b. Nov. 21, 1752.


250 Abigail, " Jan. 5, 1758.


251 Daniel, " Mar. 30, 1759.


252 Abigail, " July 24, 1761.


253 Mercy, " Sept. 21, 1765.


He d. June 12, 1769, aged 67.


PETER TUFTS (No. 2) is said to have had (B) two chil- dren besides those previously recorded : -


2-254 Samuel, b. 1709. 255 William, “ 1713.


2-254 254-256 Anna, b. 1744.


SAMUEL TUFTS m. -- , and had -


2-255 WILLIAM TUFTS m., Ist, Catherine Wyman, who d. 1749, and had - 2:5-256} Catharine, b. Mar. 31, 1734.


569


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


257 William, b. Mar. 27, 1736.


258 George, " Jan. 10, 1747.


259 Grimes, " Dec. 4, 1748.


2593 Uriah.


He m., 2d, Mary Francis, Feb. 8, 1750, and had -


260 Mary, b. Apr. 25, 1751.


261 Samuel, " Aug. 19, 1752.


262 Lucy, " Apr. 21, 1754; m. Thomas Pritchard.


2623 Francis, m .- - Francis.


263 David, b. June 30, 1758.


264 Sarah, " Jan. 14, 1760.


265 David, " June 17, 1763. 266 Richard, " Nov., 1765.


266a. Moses.


226b. Aaron.


He d. Oct. 29, 1783.


255-267 SAMUEL TUFTS m. Margaret Hodgkins, who d. Aug. 7, I793. He d. Nov. 20, 1815, and had -


267a. Margaret, b. 1779; m. Samuel Swan, jun.


b. Samuel, " 1784: d. 1821.


c. William, " Mar. 21, 1787.


267d. 267d .- 268 William, b. Sept. 4, 1727.


JOHN TUFTS m. Sarah -- , and had -


269 John, " Mar. 29, 1729.


270 Ichabod, " May 16, 1731.


271 Ebenezer, " Nov. 9, 1733.


272 Sarah, " May 4, 1736; d. June 25, 1738.


273 James, " Nov. 3, 1738; " Aug. 12, 1739.


274


Sarah, Aug. 12, 1740.


275


Barnaby, " Feb. 12, 1743.


276


ICHABOD TUFTS m. Rebecca Francis, May 17, 1753, and had -


276-276a. John.


b. Samuel.


C. Rebecca.


276d.


EBENEZER TUFTS m. Rachel Whittemore, Feb. 17, 1731, and had -


276d .- 276e. Rachel, b. Mar. 21, 1732.


276f. WILLIAM TUFTS, jun., m. Catharine Tufts, Jan. 10, 1750. He had -


276f .- 277 Ebenezer, b. July 20, 1753 ; d. Sept. 30, 1760.


278 Eunice, Oct. 2, 1755.


270 Zachariah, " Dec. 15, 1759.


280 Ebenezer, 66


Apr. 19, 1761.


28I William, Aug. 24, 1762.


282 Eliakim, Sept. 4, 1767.


283 WILLIAM TUFTS, 3d, m. Rebecca Tufts, Feb. 15, 1753 ; and d. Oct. 24, 1775. He had -


283-284 Rebecca, b. July 1, 1754 ; m. - Manning.


285 William, " May 20, 1756; d. young.


570


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


286 William, " Jan. 1I, 1758.


286} Abigail, " May 9, 1760.


287 Lucy, " Nov. 19, 1762 ; d. Aug. 28, 1767. 288 Lydia, " June 25, 1765.


289 John, " Apr. 2, 1768.


290 WILLIAM TUFTS, 4th, m. Susanna -. He died Apr. 27, 1782, leaving, -


290-291 Nathan, b. May 16, 1754.


292 Susanna, " Mar. 28, 1756.


293 Elinor, " July 20, 1759.


294 Abigail, " May 8, 1760.


295 Aaron, Dec. 18, 1761.


296 William, “ Aug. 20, 1764.


297 JAMES TUFTS m. Phebe -, and had -


297-298 Nathan, b. May 2, 1740.


299 Andrew, " Oct. 9, 1748.


300 GERSHOM TUFTS m. Mary -, and had -


300-301 Gershom, b. Oct. 2, 1754.


302 Susanna, " Dec. 9, 1756.


303 Richard, " Sept. 25, 1758.


304 PETER TUFTS (possibly 38) m. Deborah -, and had -


304-305 Moses,


306 Aaron, b. Apr. 20, 1721.


307 Abigail, " Oct. 6, 1723.


308 Aaron, " July 12, 1726.


309 EBENEZER TUFTS (probably No. 267) m. Abigail -, and had -


309-310 Ebenezer, b. Dec. 16, 1761.


31I Sarah, June 1, 1765.


312 Ruth, " Dec. 30, 1766.


313 JONATHAN TUFTS m. Elizabeth -- , and had -


313-314 Jonathan, b. May 6, 1764.


315 Eleazer, Sept. 28, 1767.


316 Charles, May 3, 1770.


317 Amos, " Dec. 12, 1784.


318 ISAAC TUFTS m. Martha . -, and had - 318-319 Martha, b. Apr. 20, 1770. 320 Isaac, " Dec. 14, 1771.


321 Lydia Hall, “ Aug. 28, 1773.


322 Seth, Sept. 14, 1774.


323 Lydia Hall, " July 9, 1778.


324 MOSES TUFTS m. Phebe Thompson, May 7, 1767, and had -


324-325 Moses, b. June 8, 1771.


326 Catharine, " July 17, 1775.


327 Rhoda, d. Sept. 14, 1773.


57I


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


328


JACOB TUFTS m. Ruth Binford, May 27, 1790, and had -


328-329 Jacob, b. Mar. 5, 1791.


330 Andrew, " Feb. 21, 1794.


331 Esther, " Sept. 7, 1796.


332 Thomas, " Sept. 29, 1799.


333 333-334


BENJAMIN TUFTS m. Elizabeth -, and had - Elizabeth, b. Feb. 21, 1780.


335 BENJAMIN TUFTS, jun., m. Hannah Turner, May 17, 1796, and had -


335-336


Benjamin, b. Apr. 9, 1797.


337 Hannah, " May 26, 1801.


338 Richard, Mar. 5, 1804.


339 Emily, " Apr. 16, 1806.


340 Andrew, Oct. 14, 1808.


34I NATHAN TUFTS, jun., m. Sarah Trefray, Feb. 22, 1776, and had -


341-342


Sarah, b. Apr. 9, 1780.


343 Nathan, " Jan. 19, 1784.


344 Elizabeth, " May 20, 1785. Same as No. 291.


345


JOSEPH TUFTS m. Esther --- , and had -


345-346


Joseph, b. Jan. 24, 1781.


347 Esther,


" Nov. 21, 1782.


348 Rebecca, Feb. 6, 1785.


349 Lucy, July 20, 1787.


350


Cotton, Feb. 1, 1790.


35I GEORGE TUFTS m. Elizabeth -, and had -


351-352 Elizabeth, b. Sept. 14, 1776.


353 John, " Oct. 30, 1778.


354 Call, " Oct. 30, 1781.


355 JAMES TUFTS, jun., m. Elizabeth -, and had -


355-356 Mary, b. Sept. 18, 1775.


357 James, " Feb. 25, 1777.


358 Elizabeth, " Jan. 5, 1779.


359 Lucretia, " Oct. 14, 1780.


360 Mercy, " Aug. 9, 1782.


361 Sarah, " Aug. I, 1785. 362 Elias, ,“ Jan. 30, 1787.


104-144


144-363 364


DANIEL TUFTS m. Martha Bradshaw, and had - Martha, m. Thatcher Magoun. Abby, Dr. John Neilson.


This family differs from the one previously inserted from my own MSS., and is here given on the authority of Dr. Booth. It is probably correct.


365 Mary, dau. of Hannah Tufts, b. May 2, 1759. 366 , a son " " Jan. 6, 1761.


367 Elizabeth, dau. of Phebe Tufts, b. Jan. 2, 1760; d. July 23, 1760.


572


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


368


JAMES TUFTS m. Ruth -, who d. Nov. 26, 1721, aged 39 ; and had -


368-369 Susanna, b. - , 1716; d. July 8, 1739.


37 Grimes, " Jan., 1721 ; Nov. 28, 1721.


371 Ruth,


- -, 1730; " Apr. 27, 1735.


He was probably father of William (255), and same as James (247).


Marriages and deaths not previously recorded.


Feb. 26, 1729. Elizabeth


Tufts, m. John Foskit.


Feb. 17, 1731.


Elizabeth


Jonathan Hall.


Feb. 17, 1732. Ebenezer


May 18, 1767.


Ruth


66 Thomas Binford.


Nov. 1, 1770. Lydia


66 " Daniel Wiswall of Camb'ge.


May 14, 1773. Hannah


66 Isaac Greenleaf.


Mar., I774.


Rebecca


66


66 Thomas Manning.


Dec. 21, 1775. Anna 66 Abel Richardson.


Mar. 26, 1776.


Eunice


66 Joseph Trask of Boston.


Nov. 14, 1776. Rebecca


66


66 Aaron Blanchard.


Aug. 21, 1777.


Elizabeth


66


Daniel Swan.


Nov. 3, 1777. Mary


66 Daniel Collins of Gloucester.


Nov. 20, 1777. Lucy


66


66 Benjamin Hall, jun.


Nov. 25, 1777. Mary


66 Richard Clark of Watertown.


Feb. 5, 1778. Eleanor


66 Isaac Green of Lexington.


May 19, 1778.


John


66 Elizabeth Perry of Camb'ge.


May II, 1779.


Benjamin


66


Lydia Francis.


Nov. 24, 1779.


Abigail


66


Joshua Symonds, jun.


May 23, 1781.


Sarah


66


Asa Richardson of Billerica.


Mar. 31, 1783.


Abigail


66


Joseph Tufts of Charlestown.


Sept. 30, 1784. Rebecca


66


John Blanchard.


Dec. 16, 1784.


Esther


Hezekiah Blanchard, jun.


Jan. 13, 1785.


Jonathan


66


66 Deborah Bucknam.


June 12, 1785.


Francis


66


Hannah Greenleaf.


Mar. 9, 1786.


Elizabeth


66


Mary Thompson.


July 27, 1790.


Elizabeth


66


66 David Parker of Cambridge.


July 9, 1792.


Joseph, jun.


66


66 John Albree of Salem.


Nov. 10, 1793.


Simon 66


66 Susanna Hickling Cox.


Oct. 4, 1795.


Mary


66


Duncan Ingraham, Concord. 66 Benjamin Reed.


Jan. 8, 1797.


Joseph, jun.


66


Isaac Floyd.


Nov. 16, 1797.


Isaac


66


66 Ann Tufts.


Apr. 23, 1799.


Nathan, jun.


66


Mary Gilbert of Charlest'n.


May 19, 1730.


Hannah Tufts m. Solomon Hancock of Charlestown.


Sept. 1, 1730.


James Tufts, of Charlestown, m. Mary Dill.


Nov. 18, 1741.


Jonathan Tufts, of Charlestown, m. Sarah Tompson. Benjamin Tufts m. Hannah Johnson of Woburn.


Nov. 12, 1743.


Sarah, widow of Jonathan Tufts, d.


June 20, 1788.


Mrs. Lydia


66


66


Dec. 6, 1788. Mr. Joseph


Jan. 12, 1779.


Mrs. Rebecca


66 66


Jan. 22, 1789.


Nathan, jun.


Sarah Turner.


July 12, 1795.


Mrs. Elizabeth


Nancy Bucknam.


Apr. 26, 1798.


Lydia Hall


66 Edmund T. Gates.


Jan. 6, 1793. Lydia


Oct. 1, 1765.


Rachel Whitmore.


Watts Turner.


Dec. 17, 1772. Mercy


573


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


Sept. 19, 1779.


-, widow of Joseph Tufts, d.


Mar. 16, 1773. Ruth


66


66


June 12, 1784.


Nathan


66


66


Nov. 5, 1786.


James 66 66


66


aged 20.


Nov. 3, 1788.


Isaac


66


66


17.


May 4, 1849.


Isaac


66


66


66


44.


July 19, 1733.


James


66


66


59.


Aug. 12, 1739.


Jonathan


66


66


66


60 years.


Sept. 26, 1784.


Jonathan


66


66


66 45.


Dec. 6, 1778.


Joseph Joseph


66


66


66


54.


Dec. 23, 1753.


Lydia, wife of James


66


66


66


50.


June 22, 1778.


Lydia, wife of Joseph


66


"


66


75.


Jan. 26, 1743.


Mary, wife of Benjamin


66


66


66


60.


Jan. 2, 1749. June 12, 1784.


Nathan


66


66


44.


Dec. 21, 1771.


Nathaniel


66 66


48.


Jan. 1, 1770.


Rhoda, d. of M. and Phebe


66 66 66 14 days.


Nov. 26, 1721.


Ruth, wife of James


66


66


40 years.


Nov. 2, 1721. July 17, 1742.


Sarah, " of John and Sarah


66


17.


June 25, 1738.


Sarah, “ "


66


66


66


66


3.


Mar. 24, 1843.


Thomas


66


66


66


51.


Sept. 3, 1748.


Tabitha, d.of Jona. and Han.


66


66


66


32.


Dec. 21, 1771.


Nathaniel


66


66


66


66


24.


Apr. 30, 1779. Mary


66


66


57.


Mar. 16, 1806.


Tabitha wife of James T.


66


82.


Nov. 5, 1786. James


66


66


66


62.


I TURELL, DANIEL, the ancestor of the Medford line, came from Instow, co. Devon, a place between Barn- stable and Bideford; was a captain at Boston, 1683 ; and d. Jan. 23, 1699. He m. Lydia -, who d. 1658 ; when he m. Mary, widow of John Barrell, and dau. of Elder William Colburn ; and had -


I- 2 Daniel, b. June 16, 1646.


3 Joseph, " Dec. 27, 1653.


4 Samuel, " June 14, 1659.


5 Lydia, " Nov. 30, 1660. 6 Colbourne, " Dec. 4, 1662.


7 Sarah, " Oct. 14, 1663. 8 Elizabeth, 9 Benjamin, June 24, 1665.


66


66


66


78.


Dec. 26, 1733.


Sept. 19, 1736.


William Henry


66


66


66


66


69. 48.


Jan. 4, 1782.


William


66


66


3.


2.


May 18, 1747.


Sarah, wife of John


38.


Jan. 26, 1750.


Seth, s. of Jona. and Han. Sarah


66


66


34.


Nathan


66


66


66


47.


Dec. 21, 1758.


James, s. of John and Sarah Tufts, d. 66


9 months.


Jan. 24, 1750.


Jacob


44.


Aug. 12, 1835.


Sept. 26, 1784.


Jonathan


Sept. 10, 178.7. Eleazer 66


66


Catharine, wife of William Daniel


66 66


24. 44.


Sarah, d. of James and Ruth


574


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


WILLIAM TURELL of Boston is thought to have been the brother of the above-mentioned Daniel; and, as " Farmer's Register" countenances the supposition, I insert the record of his children. He m. Rebecca -, and had - Rebecca, b. Dec. 26, 1655. William, " Mar. 16, 1657.


I- 2 DANIEL TURELL, jun., m. Anne -, and had -


2-IO Mary, b. Apr. 4, 1672.


II Anna, " Mar. 31, 1674.


12 Lydia, " Jan. 17, 1678.


I3 John, Apr. 18, 1693.


14 Humphrey, " Sept. 22, 1696.


I- 3 JOSEPH TURELL m. Sarah -, who d., perhaps, Jan. 15, 1728, aged 68 ; and had -


3-15 Sarah, b. Oct. 31, 1679.


16 Humphrey, " May 21, 1681.


I- 4


1 SAMUEL TURELL m. Lydia, dau. of Anthony Stoddard, and had -


4-16} Mary, m. -


Whittemore, and had Daniel and Samuel.


17 John, b. July 3, 1687.


18 Christian, “ Dec. 17, 1688 ; m. Samuel Bass.


18} Lydia,


" Cornelius Thayer.


19 Ebenezer, " Feb. 5, 1702.


4-19 EBENEZER TURELL, the minister, grad. 1721; studied with Rev. Benjamin Colman; settled at M., 1724, where he d., Dec. 8, 1778. He m., Ist, Jane Colman, Aug. II, 1726, who d. Mar. 26, 1735 ; when he m., 2d., Oct. 23, 1735, Lucy, dau. of Addington Davenport, who d. May 17, 1759, aged 45. He m., 3d, Aug. 21, 1760, Jane, d. of Wm. Pepperell of Kittery (who had m. twice before ; viz., Ist, Benjamin Clark ; and, 2d, Wm. Tyler), who d. Feb. 6, 1765. He had issue only by his first wife ; viz.,- 19-20 Samuel, b. Feb. 2, 1729; d. Oct. 8, 1736. 20} Clark-Thomas, bapt. Aug. 18, 1728; d. young. And two children who d. infants.


4-18 CHRISTIAN TURELL m., Ist, Samuel Bass ; 2d, John Arm- strong.


21 JOSEPH TURELL, who is supposed to have been a cousin of Rev. Ebenezer T., m., Ist, a dau. of John Avis, and had -


21-22 Joseph, b. 1750.


53 Elizabeth, " 1755; m. - Noyes.


24 Samuel, " 1757. He m., 2d, Mary Morey of Roxbury, and had : -


25 A dau., m. Ed. Gray ; ch. were Mrs. Fales, Edward Gray, John Gray, and the late F. T. Gray.


21-22 JOSEPH TURELL, jun., m. --- - and had two sons, Charles and John; of whom Charles had several chil- dren, one of whom, Garland, is a resident of Boston.


575


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


I USHER, HEZEKIAH, was a prominent merchant of Boston, and in his will, dated March 11, 1676, mentions children : --


I- 2 Hezekiah, b. June, 1639.


3 Elizabeth, m. Hezekiah Browne.


4 John, b. Apr. 27, 1648.


5 Hannah, m. Peter Butler.


6 Sarah, " Jonathan Tyng.


His second wife, Elizabeth, was dau. of Rev. Zachary Symmes, by whom he had -


7 Zachariah, b. Dec. 26, 1654. He m., 3d, Mary (Butler ?). His brothers and sisters were : -


8 SAMUEL, who never came to this country.


9 ROBERT, of Connecticut.


IO ELIZABETH, m. John Harwood of London.


II Robert Rolph of Twitts, Eng.


12 Robert Alfery of Mayfield, Eng.


9 ROBERT USHER was of Stamford, Conn., and had - Robert.


9-13


14 Elizabeth.


I- 2 HEZEKIAH USHER m. Bridget Hoar, widow of Dr. Leon- ard Hoar, third pres. H. C., who d. Nov. 28, 1675. He d. July 11, 1697, without issue.


I- 4 JOHN USHER m., Ist, Elizabeth, dau. of Peter Slidgett, and had by her -


4-15 Elizabeth, b. June 18, 1669 ; m. D. Jeffries, Sept. 15, 1686, and d. June 27, 1698.


16 Jane, b. March 2, 1678.


He m., 2d, Elizabeth Allen, and had : -


I7 John, b. 1699.


18 Frances, m. Joseph Parsons.


19 Hezekiah.


20 Elizabeth, " Stephen Harris.


He was a mandamus councillor, and lieut .- governor of New Hampshire. He moved to Medford, and d. there Sept. 5, 1726.


9-13 ROBERT USHER"was of Dunstable. He m. - - - , and


had -


13-21 John, b. May 31, 1696. 22 Robert, " June -, 1700 ; killed in "Lovewell's Fight."


4-17 JOHN USHER, jun., H. C. 1719, was a minister, and d. April 30, 1775, leaving a son, -


17-23 John, b. 1723 ; d. July, 1804, minister at Bristol.


13-24 JOHN USHER, of Dunstable, m. - , and had - 24-24 John, b. May 2, 1728.


25 Robert, " Apr. 9, 1730. 26 Rachel, 66 I732.


27 Habijah, " Aug. 8, 1734 ; m -, who d. Oct. 19, 1791.


576


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


17-25 ROBERT USHER m. - -, and moved to Medford, where he d. Oct. 13, 1793. He had - 25-28 Eleazer, b. 1770.


25-28 ELEAZER USHER, of Medford, m. Fanny Bucknam, who d. Dec. 23, 1848. He d. Apr. 9, 1852. Children : - 28-29 John G., b. Sept. 5, 1800 ; d. Feb. 28, 1859.


30 Sarah B., m. John Wade.


3I Fanny, Ist, W. Griffin ; 2d, W. Smith.


32 Mary Ann, ' Ist, Fr. Wade ; 2d, A. Hulin ; d. Mar. 29, 1883.


33 Lydia C., “ Arley Plummer.


34 Nancy A., 66 Charles Philbrick; d. Dec. 14, 1842.


35 Eleazer, b. Aug. 25, 1810; d. Jan. 4, 1881.


36 James M., " Nov. 12, 1814.


37 Leonard B., " Mar. 3, 1817.


38 Henry W., Nov., 1819; " Nov. 26, 1879.


39 Roland G., " Jan. 6, 1823.


28-29 JOHN G. USHER m. Mary C. George of Haverhill, who was b. Mar. 21, 1803, and has - Helen M., b. Mar. 17, 1828.


29-40


28-35 ELEAZER USHER m. Jane K. Hartwell, Apr. 6, 1840 (b. Sept. 10, 1820; d. Aug. 16, 1880). Children : -


35-41 Charles N., b. Sept. 20, 1841.


42 George H., Jan. 25, 1844.


43 Pamelia A., " Sept. 17, 1846; d. Nov. 9, 1848.


44 Warren H., " Aug. 18, 1848. 45 John G., " Aug. 27, 1853.


28-36 JAMES M. USHER m. Pamelia Pray, June 11, 1838. Chil- dren : -


36-46 James F., b. Oct. 1, 1839 ; d. Oct. 23, 1878.


47 Roland G., " Sept. 11, 1843 ; " Apr. 5, 1857.


48 Mary F., July 12, 1850; " Oct. 15, 1868.


28-37 LEONARD B. USHER, b. Mar. 3, 1817 ; m., May 11, 1843, Lydia M. Jacobs, who was b. July 24, 1819, and had -


37-49 George L., b. May 15, 1844 ; d. Aug. 26, 1844.


50 Frederic W., " Oct. 5, 1847.


51 Fannie E., " Nov. 22, 1850.


52 Leonard B., " Jan. 21, 1852 ; " Aug. 23, 1852.


28-38 HENRY W. USHER m. Deborah Cook, and had - 38-53 Ella G.


54 James L. 55 Horace H. 56 Arthur H.


28-39 ROLAND G. USHER m. Caroline M. Mudge, June 5, 1844, and had-


39-57 Caroline A., b. Dec. 5, 1847 ; d. Nov., 1848.


58 Abbott L., Aug. 19, 1849 ; " Nov. 13, 1854.


59 Edward P., " Nov. 19, 1851. 60 Caroline M., " Mar. 28, 1855.


577


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


I WADE, JONATHAN, was one of the early settlers at: Ipswich, where he was freeman, 1634. His second wife: was Mrs. Dorothy Buckley, whom he m. Dec. 9, 1660; and his third wife, Susannah -, d. Nov. 29, 1678. He had two brothers, Nathaniel and Thomas. He d. Dec., 1683, leaving -


I- 2 Jonathan, b. 1637.


3 Nathaniel.


4 Thomas.


S Ist, Anthony Crosby.


5 Prudence, m. 2d, Samuel Rogers.


6 Susannah, " William Symonds.


7 Elizabeth, " Elihu Wardwell.


I- 2 JONATHAN WADE, jun., m. Deborah, dau. of Hon. Thos .. Dudley, who d. Nov. 1, 1683, aged 39. He had by her -


2- 8 Dudley, b. Oct. 18, 1683.


He m., 2d, Elizabeth -, by whom he had : -


Elizabeth, b. -


-, 1687. Dorothy, " Feb. 17, 1689. He d. Nov. 24, 1689.


I- 3 NATHANIEL WADE m. Mercy Bradstreet, Oct. 31, 1672, and d. Nov. 28, 1707. His widow d. Oct. 5, 1715, aged 68. His children were : -


3- 9 Nathaniel, b. July 13, 1673.


b. Susanna,


a. Simon, Apr. 9, 1676; d. young.


IO Mercy, Sept. 19, 1678 ; m. John Bradstreet, Oct. 9, 1698.


II Jonathan, Mar. 5, 1681.


I2 Samuel, Dec. 31, 1683.


I3 Anne, " Oct. 7, 1685.


14 Dorothy, Mar. 12, 1687 ; m. Jona. Willis, Oct. 17, 1706.


I- 4 THOMAS WADE, of Ipswich, m. Elizabeth Cogswell, 1670,, and d. Oct. 4, 1696, leaving -


4-15 Jonathan.


16 Thomas.


16} John, minister at Berwick ; H. C. 1693.


I7 Nathaniel.


18 William, killed at sea Apr. 3, 1697.


3-II JONATHAN WADE m. Mary -, and had -


II-19 Mercy, b. Apr. 8, 1704. 20 Nathan, " Feb. 22, 1706.


3-12 SAMUEL WADE m. Lydia Newhall, Oct. 17, 1706. He d. Dec. 9, 1738, leaving -


12-2I Lydia, b. Sept. 10, 1707.


22 Sarah, " Jan. 18, 1709.


23 Dorothy, " Feb. 22, 171I.


24 Rebecca, " Jan. 28, 1713; m. Z. Poole of Read., Sept. 18, 1730. 25 Samuel, " Apr. 21, 1715.


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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


26 Nathaniel, b Feb. 20, 1720.


27 Simon, Mar. 28, 1725. 28 Elizabeth, " May 18, 1729.


28₺ SAMUEL WADE m. - -, and had - 282-29 James, b. June -, 1750.


30 Edward, " June 7, 1746. A dau., m. Mr. Dexter.


Barker.


66 Weeden.


WADE m. - -, and had -


31 John.


282-29 JAMES WADE m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Edward Upham, of Newport, and had by her : -


29-32 Martha, m. Wm. Brigden of Windsor, Wis.


33 Nancy B., " John Pickett.


34 Mary, 66 William Bettis.


35 James.


36 Samuel.


37 Theodore L.


38 Charles H.


39 Benjamin F. 40 Edward.


282-30 EDWARD WADE m. Rebecca Harnden, June 10, 1770, and had --


30-41 Edward, b. Mar. 5, 1780.


42 Fitch, unm.


43 Henry, “


44 Rebecca, m. Major John Wade.


45 Lucy, Stephen Waitt, of Malden.


46 Pamelia, Daniel Waitt,


47 Susan, 66 Ist, Ezra Green ; 2d, Eb. Townsend.


29-35 JaMES WADE m. Sarah Mulford, and has - 25-48 Ezekiel M., b. Nov. 14, 1814. 49 James, " Jan. 28, 1824.


50 Edward, " Oct. - , 1829.


29-36 SAMUEL WADE m. Emily Caldwell, and had - 36-51 Sidney, d. 1850.


52 Caroline T., b. July 6, 1822 ; m. Philander Warren.


53 Gertrude, " Jan. 2, 1825.


54 Thalia, " Jan. 13, 1833. 55 Edward, 3d, " Feb. 12, 1838.


29-37 THEODORE L. WADE m. Augusta Bettes, and has - 37-55₺ Ellen, b. July 26, 1836. 56 Sedgwick M., “ Oct. 28, 1838. 57 Marcia, 66 Oct. 4, 1840.


29-38 CHARLES H. WADE m. Juliet Spear, and has - 38-58 Benjamin F., b. May 3, 1832. 59 Decius S., " Jan. 23, 1835. 60 Lucia A., " May 30, 1846.


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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


29-39 BENJAMIN F. WADE m. Caroline Rosencrans, and had -


39-61 James Wade, 3d, b. - , 1843.


62 Henry, " Aug., 1845.


29-40 EDWARD WADE m. Sarah Louisa Atkins, and had -


40-63 William O., b. Sept. 4, 1837.


64 Sarah F., " Mar. 15, 1840.


30-41 EDWARD WADE m. Nancy Hoskins, Oct. 26, 1814, and d. Nov. 27, 1836, leaving- Fitch.


41-65


66 Esther, m. Isaac Wetherbee.


67 Elizabeth, " Daniel Hitchins. 68 Martha, Abiel Winship.


I find, in the church records, a copy of the inscription on the Wade Tomb, with the follow- ing remark on it: "The following is copied from a communication of Turell Tufts, Esq .; there is apparently some error in it. - C. Stetson."


Major Wade's tomb was purchased by the late Ebenezer Hall, and is now in possession of his children. The old tablet removed by Mr. Hall was of red sandstone, and contained the following inscriptions: --


"Here lyeth interred the body of Major Jonathan Wade, Esquire, who departed this life the 24th of November, anno Dom. 1689, in the 53d year of his age.


" Also the body of Dorothy Wade, wife of said Jonathan Wade, Esquire, daughter of Hon- ourable Thomas Dudley, Esquire, deceased the Ist of November, 1638, in the 40th year of her age


" Also the body of Dudley Wade, son of said Jonathan Wade, Esquire; and


" Also the body of Dorothy Wade, daughter of the said Jonathan Wade, Esquire.


" And Elizabeth Wade, his last wife, who was born the 7th of February, 1637, and deceased the month of June, 1688." [This last date was 1678. ]


[ Here follows the place for two names, illegible. ]


" Here lies interred the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Wade, daughter of the Honourable Jona- than Wade, Esquire, and Mrs. Elizabeth, his wife, who departed this life August 19, 1721, aged 34 years."


Prudence Wade m. Thomas Swan of Roxbury, Sept. 27, 1692.


Abigail Wade m. Rev. Thomas Goss of Boston, Dec. 3, 1741.


John Wade m. Elizabeth Poole, Jan. 22, 1766.


Major Samuel Wade d. Nov. 28, 1707.


Mercy, wife of same, d. Oct. 5, 1715, aged 68.


I WHITMORE, FRANCIS, b. 1625; m. Isabel, dau. of Richard Parke of Cambridge, who is believed to have been son of Henry Parke, a merchant of London. By his first wife, who d. Mar. 31, 1665, he had-


I- 2 Elizabeth, b. May 2, 1649; m. Daniel Markham.


3 Francis, " Oct. 12, 1650; removed to Middletown, Conn., and left heirs.


4 John, b. Oct. 1, 1654.


5 Samuel, b May 1, 1658; removed to Lexington, and left heirs.


6 Abigail, b. July 3, 1660; m. - Wilcox.


7 Sarah, " Mar. 7, 1662; " William Locke.


He m., 2d, Margaret Harty, Nov. 10, 1666, who d. Mar. I, 1686, and had -


8 Margaret, b. Sept. 9, 1668; m. Thomas Carter.


9 Frances, " Mar. 3, 1671 ; " Jonathan Tompson.


IO Thomas, " - -, 1673; lived in Killingly, Conn., and had issue.


II Joseph, b. c. 1675 ; lived in Woburn, and had issue.


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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


The earliest mentioned person by the name of Whitmore I have yet met with is John of Stamford, who was living in Wethersfield in 1639. He was killed by the Indians in 1648, leaving a son, John. I have some reason to suspect that he was the father of all of the name here, and that the following will give about the record of his children's births: -


Thomas, b. 1615; the ancestor of the Wetmores. Ann, (? ) 1621; m. George Farrar.


Mary, 66 (?) 1623 ; " John Brewer.


Francis, 1625; of Cambridge.


John, " (?) 1627; of Stamford, 1650.


Francis Whitmore of Cambridge owned lands there, near the Plain; near Charles River, by the Boston line; in Charlestown, near Minottamie; near Dunbarke's Meadow; and also in Medford and Lexington. His house stood on the dividing line between Cambridge and Lexington, and is mentioned in the act of division. He served in the Indian Wars, under Major Willard, as the treasurers' books witness. His name, with his wife's; stands on a petition in favor of an old woman charged with being a witch; hence he can hardly have been of the extreme Puritan party, although a member of the church.


I- 4 JOHN WHITMORE was one of the early settlers in Medford, at least at the period when the records commence. He m., Ist, Rachel, dau. of Francis Eliot, and widow of John Poulter of Cambridge. His children by her were :-


4-12 Francis, l b. May 8, 1678 ; m. John Elder.


13 Abigail,


14 John, Aug. 27, 1683.


He m., 2d, Rebecca Cutter, June 3, 1724, and d. Feb. 22, 1739.




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